Sports Desk, AnyTV, New Delhi
Published by: swapnil shashank
Updated Mon, 28 Feb 2022 10:22 PM IST
Summary
Europe’s football governing body UEFA has moved the Champions League final to be held on May 28 from St Petersburg to Paris, taking the biggest decision.
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Expansion
By attacking Ukraine, Russia has jeopardized the status of its game. Russia has been thrown out of many sporting events in protest of the attack by many sports federations of the world. This includes formats like skiing, curling, Formula One. The International Olympic Committee has also given a decision to the organizers not to allow Russian players to participate in any international event. Apart from this, FIFA is also meeting on banning Russia.
At the same time, Europe’s football governing body UEFA, taking the biggest decision, has shifted the Champions League final to be held on May 28 from St Petersburg to Paris. The International Biathlon Union has also banned Russia from its events. On the other hand, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has also strongly condemned Russia.
On this issue, Professor of Economics Viktor A. says, Russia spent more than $ 50 billion to host the Sochi Winter Olympics (2014). At the same time, UEFA’s decision to change the Champions League event is likely to cause a loss of millions of dollars to Russia. However, it is also important how serious the President of Russia is about this.
upcoming sporting events
Many sports are to be organized next month. This includes the World Figure Skating Championships, World Cup football qualifying and the Track and Field Championships event to be held in July. The IOC has strongly condemned Russia, but the tough test will be what it decides on Russia at the Paris Olympics in 2024.